Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:
Penstemon grinnellii (Grinnell's penstemon)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Penstemon grinnellii

Penstemon grinnellii Eastw.

Grinnell's Penstemon, Grinnell's Beardtongue

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PEGR8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

2 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Blue , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: White to pink, light lavender, light blue or light violet.

Distribution

USA: CA

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Find Seed or Plants

Find seed sources for this species at the Native Seed Network.

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Tohono Chul Park, Inc. - Tucson, AZ
Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Penstemon grinnellii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Penstemon grinnellii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Penstemon grinnellii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-11
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back